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Bloomsbury Surgery vs Nechells Practice
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
Bloomsbury Surgery and Nechells Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Bloomsbury SurgeryB7 5BT | Nechells PracticeB7 5DT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.3likely range 84.2 to 89.483 survey answers | 85.6likely range 80.6 to 89.0101 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 85.6%likely range 82.4% to 88.3%, 83 answers | 86.2%likely range 79.6% to 90.9%, 101 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 91.0%likely range 83.8% to 94.6% | 84.1%likely range 77.9% to 87.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 91.4%likely range 81.9% to 96.2%, 967 appointments | 93.6%likely range 87.4% to 96.8%, 1,695 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 90.1%likely range 79.4% to 95.5%, 1,149 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 75.0%likely range 71.1% to 78.5%, 80 answers | 54.6%likely range 46.4% to 62.7%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.3%likely range 84.3% to 89.8%, 83 answers | 85.1%likely range 78.4% to 90.1%, 100 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.4%likely range 31.5% to 39.5%, 83 answers | 36.9%likely range 29.4% to 45.1%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 55.8%likely range 48.8% to 62.6%, 31 answers | 44.2%likely range 31.1% to 58.3%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 69.8%likely range 65.7% to 73.6%, 79 answers | 85.7%likely range 78.7% to 90.7%, 93 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 82.2%likely range 78.7% to 85.2%, 80 answers | 75.9%likely range 68.2% to 82.2%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.3%likely range 74.3% to 81.8%, 72 answers | 71.4%likely range 63.0% to 78.5%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.2%likely range 81.9% to 88.0%, 80 answers | 88.4%likely range 81.9% to 92.8%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.9%likely range 82.6% to 88.6%, 80 answers | 90.2%likely range 84.0% to 94.1%, 96 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.0%likely range 88.1% to 93.2%, 76 answers | 89.3%likely range 82.9% to 93.5%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.6%likely range 88.7% to 93.7%, 74 answers | 93.5%likely range 87.8% to 96.6%, 90 answers |
| Needs met | 90.2%likely range 87.3% to 92.4%, 78 answers | 89.6%likely range 83.3% to 93.7%, 94 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 79.3%likely range 61.6% to 90.2%, 29 patients | 68.8%likely range 57.8% to 78.1%, 77 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 42.1%likely range 23.1% to 63.7%, 19 patients | 58.7%likely range 47.4% to 69.1%, 75 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 57.1%likely range 39.1% to 73.5%, 28 patients | 60.0%likely range 49.9% to 69.3%, 95 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 55.8%likely range 51.4% to 60.0%, 513 patients | 47.2%likely range 44.5% to 49.9%, 1,327 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 87.1%likely range 80.7% to 91.6%, 147 patients | 68.2%likely range 63.8% to 72.4%, 444 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 2,456August 2026 | 7,151August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells PCN | Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells PCN |
| Phone | 0121 3591539 | 0121 4223111 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 87.1% good or very good31 answers, June 2026 | 97.1% good or very good172 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 995 in August 2026Same day 51.9%; face to face 82.9% | 2,790 in August 2026Same day 34.4%; face to face 73.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.48England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums1,771 patients per permanent GP | 4.9 qualified permanent7.7 including trainees and locums1,457 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s likely range lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the ranges overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice Grade weighs the survey and access, from NHS appointment and phone data; the other survey questions are from the 2026 GP Patient Survey. The facts are from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and OHID, are not part of the grade, and are shown as each practice’s own record. NHS England advises against ranking practices on the Friends and Family Test or on appointment figures, and we point nothing out in the facts, vaccination or screening rows.
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Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. CQC must be acknowledged as the source of the data; CQC is not responsible for our analysis.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Antibiotic prescribing: UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from NHS Business Services Authority prescribing data.